Butterfly Kisses
What Butterfly Kisses Actually Looks Like
Butterfly Kisses is a light, warm peach with a definite blush quality to it. It sits comfortably between a peachy cream and a muted coral pink, soft enough to read almost neutral on a large wall but with enough warmth that you always know color is present. It is not a stark white-adjacent shade and it is not a bold statement either. Think of it as a gentle, skin-toned warmth that fills a room quietly.
Butterfly Kisses Undertones
The dominant undertone here is peach, with pink and yellow working together underneath. The yellow keeps it from going too pink or too cool, while the pink prevents it from reading as a straight warm cream. In rooms with warm incandescent or soft LED light the peachy quality deepens noticeably. In cooler north-facing light it can edge toward a muted blush pink, and the yellow component recedes. Direct natural sunlight brings out the warmth most clearly.
Where Butterfly Kisses Works Best
Butterfly Kisses suits bedrooms and nurseries particularly well, where its soft, enveloping warmth feels comfortable rather than stimulating. It also works in dining rooms where candlelight or warm ambient lighting will deepen its peachy glow at evening hours. Bathrooms with warm-toned fixtures and wood accents are a natural fit. It is less suited to workspaces or rooms where you want a crisp, clean backdrop, since its warmth adds a distinct mood.
Where to put Butterfly Kisses
On all four walls of a bedroom, Butterfly Kisses creates a cozy, wrapped-in warmth that works especially well with linen bedding in oatmeal or ivory tones. Keep trim a warm white to avoid a cold contrast that would fight the wall color.
Its softness makes it a reliable nursery choice that reads neither overtly pink nor bland. It ages well as a child grows, since it never leans too babyish, and it flatters the warm wood of most cribs and furniture.
Under candlelight or warm pendant lighting, the peachy undertones come alive and make the room feel intimate and flattering. Pair with a wood dining table and warm brass or bronze hardware to reinforce the palette.
In a bathroom with warm-toned vanity wood and brushed gold or oil-rubbed bronze fixtures, this color feels cohesive and spa-adjacent. Avoid pairing it with cool chrome or stark white tile, which will pull out any pink and make the combination feel mismatched.
What to Pair With Butterfly Kisses
No coordinating colors are specified in our database for this color. In general, Butterfly Kisses pairs well with warm whites on trim, soft earthy terracottas as accents, muted sage or dusty olive greens for contrast, and natural wood tones throughout.
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Colors that clash with Butterfly Kisses
If an adjacent room or the trim carries a cool gray or blue-gray tone, Butterfly Kisses will look pinker and more saturated by comparison, and the two colors will feel disconnected rather than coordinated.
A stark, cool bright white on trim will emphasize any pink in the wall color and make the combination look unintentional rather than considered.
Gray-washed hardwood or cool stone tile creates a temperature conflict with the warm peachy wall, making the floor look dingy and the wall look overdone.
Common questions
Its LRV is 75.98, which is quite high, meaning it reflects a lot of light and will keep a small room feeling open and airy rather than closed-in. That makes it a reasonable choice even in tighter spaces, as long as you pair it with warm light sources that bring out its peachy quality rather than cool daylight that can flatten it.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulas across Benjamin Moore's finish options, so you can match sheen to the specific needs of your space.
It depends heavily on your light source. In cool north-facing light or under daylight-balanced bulbs, the pink component becomes more visible and the yellow recedes. In warm incandescent or warm LED light, the peach and cream read more strongly and the color feels balanced. Test a large sample in your specific room before committing.
The Benjamin Moore color code is 902 and the hex value is #F5E3CC. Both are shown in the spec panel on this page.